Free things to do in Oxford
19 Roves in Oxford that cost exactly nothing. Proof you don't need a budget to have a good day.
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New College
Wizarding Oxford
Find the real Oxford spots that stood in for Hogwarts on screen.
City Centre
The Hidden Oxford
Find something you've walked past a hundred times without noticing.
New College Lane
The Bridge Mystery
Three clues. One bridge. Figure out why it's called what it's called.
Oxford Castle
Ghosts of Oxford Castle
Oxford Castle has an 1,000-year-old mound, a former prison, and plenty of ghost stories. Go after dark.
Port Meadow
Port Meadow Golden Hour
Catch the sunset over Port Meadow, where wild horses still roam free.
Holywell Street
Oxford After Dark
The same streets look completely different at night. Go see.
Oxford Castle
The 20-Minute Detour
Climb something. Get a view you didn't expect.
University Parks
Stargazers of University Parks
Find the darkest corner of University Parks and look up.
Christ Church Meadow
The Meadow Reset
Twenty minutes of green space, no phone, one good view.
St Aldate's
The Alice Trail
Find the shop that inspired Alice in Wonderland, right across from Christ Church.
Turl Street
Colour Hunt
Find three unusual colours hiding in plain sight.
Broad Street
Norrington Room Record
Find the bookshop room that once held the Guinness World Record for most shelving in one room.
Christ Church Meadow
The Best Bench in Oxford
No landmark, no ticket, no queue — just the best seat in the city, if you know where to look.
Radcliffe Square
Old Oxford
Find something older than 100 years, right in front of you.
Jericho
Jericho Canal Wander
Walk the Oxford Canal towpath past the narrowboats of Jericho.
Beaumont Street
Free Museum, Real Treasures
Find one object in the Ashmolean that stops you in your tracks.
Cowley Road
Street Art of Cowley Road
Find three pieces of street art along Oxford's most colourful road.
University Parks
Duck Diplomacy
Spend five minutes properly watching the ducks on the Cherwell in University Parks.
Parks Road
Find the Dodo
Track down the most complete dodo remains in the world, free, at the Museum of Natural History.
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